Ruling-machine.



J. BAILEY.

RULING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED OCT.

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J. BAILEY.

I RULING MACHINE. APPLICATION FILED ocr. 29. 1912.

Patented Oct. 19, 1915.

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RULING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED 001.29. 1912.

Patented Oct. 19, 1915.

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APPLICA 9. 1912. 1,157,361. Patented Oct. 19, 1915.

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JosHUA BAILEY, or WEST BROMWIGH, ENGLAND.

v 1 lBiULING-MACHINE To all whom it maycon'cern:

Be itknownthat I, J osr-ruA county of Stafford, England,-'have inventeda new and useful Ruling-Machine; and I do hereby declare the followingto be a full,

clear, and exact description of the same.

My inventlon comprises improvements relating to ruling machines, andrefers to] that class of'machine which is constructed primarily forruling, the ruling being efiected either-by a pen or rotating disk.

The present invention relates more partachment for such machines.

The object of the invention is to provide ticularlv to an improvedperforating atan improved attachment wherein' male and femaleperforating members are mounted upon shafts positively connectedtogether by means ofgear wheels."

A further object. is to arrange the parts so thatthere is no possibilityof the ruling and perforating operations beingout of line uponthesheets.-

A further object is to divert the ruling blanket from the perforatingmembers, the

controlling threads passing between the said members.

The nature of the invention will be further understood from thedescription of the drawings forming a part hereof and from the claimingclauses;

Referring to the draw1ngs:Figure 1is a 7 perspective: view showing theapplication of 1 my invention to a pen ruling machine. --Fig. 2 is "adiagrammatic section showing the thread control of same. Fig. 3is a planof part of a pen ruling; machine havingmy invention applied thereto.Fig. 4 is a longitudinal section, throughthe perforating apparatus andits driving members. Fig. 5 is .a perspective view of a part of a diskruling machine according to this invention, Fig. 6

is a diagrammatic sectionshowing the thread controls. part of such adisk ruling machine. Fig. 8

i is an end view, partly in section, of the perforating rollers of adisk ruling machine embodying the invention.

In applying my invention to a pen ruling machine, as illustrated on theaccompanying drawings at Figs. 1 to 4: immediately behind the last rowof pens 19 I mount the perforating device which is controlled by threeparallel spindles 1, 2, 3, and a roller or drum 7 it Specification ofLetters Patent.

Application filed October 29, 1912. Serial No. 728,383.

BAILEY, sub ject of the King of Great Britain, residingat Bromford Lane,West Bromwich, in the Fig. 7 is an elevation of l which are disposedtransversely tof the travel of the blanket 5, the two outer spindles 2,3 being at the same height which corresponds with" the under side of theblanket when traveling in its normal path. The third spindle does notmake contact with either of the other two spindles and is slightly belowsame, this spindle carrying one of the perforating rollers 9, IO-theperiphery of which is at a position corresponding with the top oftheblanket.

The three spindles are disposed trans- Patented Oct. 19, 1915.

. versely to'the travel of the blanket; being mounted in suitablebearings in the frame- -work 6 at the sides of the machines, and

immediately below the middle spindle the aforementioned roller or drum 1is mounted, 7

this roller being provided at one end with a gear wheel which mesheswith a similar gear wheel on the central spindle 1 whereby said spindleand its perforating rollers 9'is rotated.

The blanket passes over the top of the first spindle and then downwardlyand around the drum 4: from which it passes upwards and over the thirdspindle 3, these two spindles and the drum being obviously rotated bythe blanket as it travels along. A

'fifth transverse member 11' is provided above the spindles on whichis'fitted radial arms 12 each having aset screw 13 whereby they arelocked at various angles. These radial arms carry on their extremitiesanother transverse shaft 12 on which is mounted the second perforatingroller 10 which is provided with projecting teeth which engagecorresponding teeth on the aforementioned roller, carried by the middlespindle, and it will be obvious that as the blanket travels it rotatesthe drum thus driving the middle spindle with its roller which. in turnrotates the second roller 10 and causes the .perfo rating. e

The two perforating dies may be rotated by janysuitable means. The twoperforating disks may be rotated by any suitable means. Preferably wemount the gear wheel 8 on the spindle 11 whereby said spindle andperforator 10 are positively driven.

If desired a pivoted lever 14 may be provided beneath the drum having atits one extremity a roller 15 making contact with the underside of theblanket whereby the blanket is held against the drum, while the otherend of the lever is pulled downwardly by means of a spring 16, therebyproviding of the blanket slipping,

a positive drive and preventing all liability One or more of thesefriction grips may be provided if'd'es sired.

The sheets are passed ployed for retaining the sheets in alinement and 1for conveying the sheets; through the machine, these threads beingindicated by the .lines 18; thereby securing;perfectregis ter of the.perforations with the "ruling on I f ma y be provided to perforate alongmore than one line if desired. v 1 i Although I prefer to fix theperforating every. sheet which passes through. the machine. Theperforating rollers are laterally adjustable on. their spindles, and itwill be obvious that more than one pair of rollers ple machine forthepurpose of performing f the two operations of ruling and perforatingldisk ruling machines is illustratedat Figs. 5 to 8, theperforatingmembers 9, .10 being located between the ruling disks 20 and deliverydrum in similar manner to that above. described in reference to the penruling ma-v chine, the perforating, members being again.

driven bygea'rs 7 andS. In this construction of machine there is :noblanketthe paper being indicated by 17 7 while v two perforating membersare shown; a

The two operations ofruling and perforating may be performedsuccessively or simultaneously according to the relative disposition ofthe ruling and perforating dev1ces.

What I claimthen is I e 1. Ina perforatingattachment ruling I machinesthe combination of a pair rof per- '50 forating disks one hayingaseriesof male projections and the other having-a .series of female recessesadapted to perforatethe.

' Gopiesl'of this patent may be obtained for from the ruling mechanismto thejp'erforating device while' still under the same thread control i.'e. the usual longitudinally disposed threads em} The manner'ofapplyingmy inventionto' pairs of paper while under the thread control ofthe machine; transverse shafts carrying said, disks and gear wheelscarried by said shafts and positively connecting said shafts andperforatingdisks together. I

j I 2; Ina perforating attachment for ruling machines the combination ofa blanket; perforating members; controlling threads and means fordiverting the course of the'blanthe" point where. the are disposed.

perforating members 3. In a perforating attachment forrul ing 'ketfromthat of the controlling'threads at machines the combination of athread -con- T. trol; three transverse rollers disposed adj acent to thethread control; a traveling blanket passing around the said rollersandleav ing a free space" between the jblanket and thread control atthis point; a transverse shaft,v located between, said blanket andfthread control; a perforating disk-carried by said shaft; a secondtransverse shaft located'above the thread control and adjacent to thetransverse shaftaforesaid; a second f perforating disk carried by thesecond transverse shaft and co-acting withithe first disk;

, a pair ofgear wheels on each of saidtra'ns. verse shafts andpositively connecting said shafts togetherand means for adjusting theposition of the perforating disksrelatively;

to each other.

4. 1h perforating attachment ruling machines the combination of a threadcon-V trol; a transverse shaft; a male iperforating disk carried bysaidiishaft a. second transverse shaft; --a,;female perforating diskcar- I ried by said shaft; a pairof gearwheels one on each of saidtransverse shafts and positively connecting said, shafts together soarranged that the ruling apparatus and,

perforating disks 'operate upon the paper 7 while it is under the samethread controlto insure'perfect alinement of the rulings andperforations.

'Intestimony where of, Ill lave signed my name to this specification intwo subscribing Witnesses.

. .Y J S UA- AIL Witnesses d HAROLD 0;,FORRESTER, LNHORM'AN IBARLOW. a

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